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BootinUp

(51,643 posts) Thu Jun 22, 2017, 09:16 PM Jun 2017

So if I win the lottery like soon

Then the puke healthcare bill might help my personal finances. Should I support it?

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So if I win the lottery like soon (Original Post) BootinUp Jun 2017 OP

what are the chances of winning the lottery compared to chances of getting cancer JI7 Jun 2017 #1

Money does not make you CONservative brokephibroke Jun 2017 #2

Wish I could recommend your post rurallib Jun 2017 #3

Thx! brokephibroke Jun 2017 #4

I actually don't know if lottery winnings are subject to the Medicare surtax unblock Jun 2017 #5

Because we aren't poor right? Tiggeroshii Jun 2017 #6

JI7

(93,906 posts)

1. what are the chances of winning the lottery compared to chances of getting cancer

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 09:18 PM

Jun 2017

Or some other health problem ?

brokephibroke

(1,905 posts)

2. Money does not make you CONservative

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 09:22 PM

Jun 2017

Lack of morals and intelligence does....

rurallib

(64,833 posts)

3. Wish I could recommend your post

Reply to brokephibroke (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 09:28 PM

Jun 2017

Welcome to DU

brokephibroke

(1,905 posts)

4. Thx!

Reply to rurallib (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 09:34 PM

Jun 2017

unblock

(56,262 posts)

5. I actually don't know if lottery winnings are subject to the Medicare surtax

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 09:44 PM

Jun 2017

It's neither payroll nor investment income, so it might not be. If it's not subject to the surtax, then the tax cut wouldn't matter.

Well, until you start making investment gains from the winnings.

Any tax experts know?

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

6. Because we aren't poor right?

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 10:43 PM

Jun 2017

We are just temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

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